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Borealis Swordplay Symposium and Pas d’Armes
Beautiful Ottawa: looking up at the Canadian Parliament from the Museum of Civilization. This past weekend I had the privilege to teach at the first Borealis Swordplay Symposium, accompanied by fellow...
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Western Martial Arts Workshop 2013 – After Action Review
The Dulelists at Dawn. A few were surprised to find out that we really meant dawn…. Whew! As is a decade-old tradition, eight days after it began, Sean Hayes was the last to board the plane,...
View ArticleLongpoint and Missing the Point
It has been a strange week in HEMA-land; at least from my little corner of the world. On the one hand, it has been a great week for getting the word out into the mainstream that there is something...
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Viva Italia! Celebrating 600 years of Italian Martial Arts (Sept 16 – 18, 2016)
Mark your calendars for September 2016! “Martial Arts” are the Arts of Mars, Roman God of War, and so, it should be no surprise that, over the centuries, the Italian peninsula has produced countless...
View ArticleMidwinter Armizare Open — A Tournament of Arms!
Let it Be Known to All that Profess the Study of Arms, that the Chicago Swordplay Guild does Challenge All Men and Women of Good Character and Keep Blade to Inaugurate the New Year in a Competition of...
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Borealis Swordplay Symposium and Pas d’Armes
This past weekend I had the privilege to teach at the first Borealis Swordplay Symposium, accompanied by fellow Guilders Nicole Allen, Adam Schneider and Davis Vader. Borealis grew out of an annual...
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Western Martial Arts Workshop 2013 – After Action Review
Mark your calendars for September 2014! The Chicago Swordplay Guild and the DeKoven Foundation – the same team that have brought you WMAW for over a decade – are please to present an event for...
View ArticleLongpoint and Missing the Point
It has been a strange week in HEMA-land; at least from my little corner of the world. On the one hand, it has been a great week for getting the word out into the mainstream that there is something...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Viva Italia! Celebrating 600 years of Italian Martial Arts (Sept 16 – 18, 2016)
Mark your calendars for September 2016, because REGISTRATION IS OPEN! The Chicago Swordplay Guild and the DeKoven Foundation present an event celebrating the ancient & living traditions of the...
View ArticleMidwinter Armizare Open — A Tournament of Arms!
Let it Be Known to All that Profess the Study of Arms, that the Chicago Swordplay Guild does Challenge All Men and Women of Good Character and Keep Blade to Inaugurate the New Year in a Competition of...
View ArticleMidWinter Armizare II — This Time with Daggers!
Let it Be Known to All that Profess the Study of Arms, that the Chicago Swordplay Guild does Challenge All Men and Women of Good Character and Keep Blade to Inaugurate the New Year in a Competition of...
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MidWinter Armizare 2018 After Action Review
CSG’s Ben Horwitz (Black) and Keith Stratten (Blue) trade blows at last weekend’s MidWinter Armizare Open – Photo courtesy Kevin Thomas MidWinter Armizare II — This Time with Daggers, our annual...
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Borealis Swordplay Symposium and Pas d’Armes
This past weekend I had the privilege to teach at the first Borealis Swordplay Symposium, accompanied by fellow Guilders Nicole Allen, Adam Schneider and Davis Vader. Borealis grew out of an annual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Western Martial Arts Workshop 2013 – After Action Review
Mark your calendars for September 2014! The Chicago Swordplay Guild and the DeKoven Foundation – the same team that have brought you WMAW for over a decade – are please to present an event for...
View ArticleLongpoint and Missing the Point
It has been a strange week in HEMA-land; at least from my little corner of the world. On the one hand, it has been a great week for getting the word out into the mainstream that there is something...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Viva Italia! Celebrating 600 years of Italian Martial Arts (Sept 16 – 18, 2016)
Mark your calendars for September 2016, because REGISTRATION IS OPEN! The Chicago Swordplay Guild and the DeKoven Foundation present an event celebrating the ancient & living traditions of the...
View ArticleMidwinter Armizare Open — A Tournament of Arms!
Let it Be Known to All that Profess the Study of Arms, that the Chicago Swordplay Guild does Challenge All Men and Women of Good Character and Keep Blade to Inaugurate the New Year in a Competition of...
View ArticleMidWinter Armizare II — This Time with Daggers!
Let it Be Known to All that Profess the Study of Arms, that the Chicago Swordplay Guild does Challenge All Men and Women of Good Character and Keep Blade to Inaugurate the New Year in a Competition of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MidWinter Armizare 2018 After Action Review
CSG’s Ben Horwitz (Black) and Keith Stratten (Blue) trade blows at last weekend’s MidWinter Armizare Open – Photo courtesy Kevin Thomas MidWinter Armizare II — This Time with Daggers, our annual...
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